On Friday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that voters will be required to show valid identification in order to vote in the 2023 municipal elections.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The United States Supreme Court has already ruled equal representation of counties in state legislatures to be unconstitutional.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, North Carolina legislators took a step toward repealing the literacy test requirement from the N.C. Constitution. Legislators heard House Bill 44 in the Judiciary 2 committee Wednesday. The bill would place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 general election ballot.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican leaders in the General Assembly are running a number of bills meant to shore up election integrity in North Carolina after a series of similar measures fell prey to Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto pin last session.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The application period for 2023-2024 school year Opportunity Scholarships opened Feb. 1 and closes March 1.
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2023 @ 11:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Support for school choice options remains strong from likely North Carolina voters, according to the results of the latest Civitas poll by the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 5:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After increasing for four consecutive months, North Carolina’s unemployment rate plateaued in December at 3.9%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina General Assembly will hold opening ceremonies to kick off the 2023 legislative session. In odd-numbered years, legislators hold a “long session” starting in January.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s decade of economic success deserves celebration. Even more so, however, it is worth applauding the important steps toward reform that state lawmakers have undertaken over the past decade.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Democratic party saw significant movement in their party leadership recently, with more likely to come. WRAL’s Paul Specht in a long-winded but excellent report the departure of the state Democratic party executive director
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 @ 9:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s urban counties are growing quickly, as is demand for new housing
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 1:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the 2022 midterms, popular rock performers the Dave Matthews Band used their influence to encourage North Carolina voters to back Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley, who ultimately fell far short of Republican Sen.-elect Ted Budd.
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 10:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Most North Carolina voters believe the US is already in a recession
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters still concerned about the economy
Published: Monday, November 21st, 2022 @ 9:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In November, voters will head to the polls, and millions of North Carolinians will turn out to vote, but only a percentage of those will fill out their entire ballot.
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2022 @ 12:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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About 135,400 North Carolina voters cast ballots on the first day of in-person early voting Thursday.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 10:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The N.C. Supreme Court will wait until 2023 to decide a case involving felon voting rights.
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders object to a proposal for the N.C. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments as early as this month in a felon voting case.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2022 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal recently surveyed the four candidates running for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2022 @ 11:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ahead of tonight’s debate in North Carolina, it’s worth remembering that there’s a reason the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association endorsed Ted Budd, emphatically reversing its previous support of Cheri Beasley.
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2022 @ 11:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Law enforcement is telling North Carolina voters to say “no” to Democrat Cheri Beasley.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 @ 2:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Felon voting supporters are urging the N.C. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in their case in October or November.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 12:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are both unpopular with a majority of North Carolinians, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley seems to have taken notice.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 3:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Since Cheri Beasley is “not aware” of Joe Biden or Kamala Harris’ schedule, we listed some helpful websites for her to visit:
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 2:28 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Cheri Beasley Said She Would be “Glad” for Joe Biden to Come to North Carolina, but We’re Betting that Rally will Never Happen Because No One Wants to Celebrate Biden/Beasley Policies!
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 11:28 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that a constitutional amendment implementing voter ID requirements may be invalid because the legislature that passed it was racially gerrymandered.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 9:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Students have a right to a sound basic education. It is hard to argue with that. But who decides what that looks like in a 2022 action plan for today and tomorrow’s N.C. school kids?
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 1:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Supreme Court has opened Pandora’s box with their 4-3 decision on Voter ID. In Greek mythology Pandora’s curiosity led her to open a container entrusted to her husband, unleashing what we today call “a can of worms.”
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 8:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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With a 4-3 party-line vote, Democrats on the N.C. Supreme Court agreed that two voter-approved state constitutional amendments could be thrown out. They have sent the case back to a trial judge to make that decision.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 1:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A statement from Amy O. Cooke, CEO of the John Locke Foundation:
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Distrust for Supreme Court and FBI high
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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